ANOTHER WORLD 241 Frankie's secret is revealed

ANOTHER WORLD 241

Written by:  C. Nathaniel Richardson

Consultants:  Alex Beeby and ML Cooks

Donna encourages Vicky to move on, and questions Michael’s feelings for Stacey

Vicky meets a handsome stranger

Frankie’s secret is revealed

AT THE LOVE MANSION, DONNA IS WALKING DOWNSTAIRS TOWARD THE FOYER AREA WHEN VICKY WALKS IN.

Anna Stuart as Donna Love

Jensen Buchanan as Vicky Hudson

DONNA:  Wow this is a pleasant surprise.

VICKY:  I hope I’m not intruding.  

DONNA:  Oh don’t be ridiculous of course you’re not.  Come on in the living room and sit down.

THEY ENTER THE LIVING ROOM.  DONNA AND VICKY SIT NEXT TO EACH OTHER ON THE COUCH.

DONNA:  Are you okay?   Would you like something to drink?

VICKY:  I’m...I guess I’ll be okay.

DONNA:  Oooooh honey.  I’m terribly sorry about what happened with Jake.

VICKY:  We said our goodbyes to each other.  I had no idea there were so many deep issues between us.  They were chipping away at our marriage.

DONNA:  So you guys talked them out?

VICKY:  Yeah.  Michele blamed herself for our divorce.

DONNA:  I hope you told her that it wasn’t her fault.

VICKY:  Yes I did.  Tell me, Donna, whose fault do you think it is?  Do you think I was responsible for my divorce from Jake?

DONNA:  Well...yeah...in a way.

VICKY HITS DONNA GENTLY ON HER LEFT ARM.

VICKY:  Motherrrr?

DONNA:  Well you asked and I gave you my opinion.  I certainly don’t think you were fully responsible.  It takes two to break up a marriage.  I should know.

VICKY:  I had issues with Jake, too.  He certainly wasn’t blameless in this.  I guess I...didn’t really trust him after...the cabin thing.

DONNA:  Oh don’t remind me of that.  I had to get you out of the snow.  Thank God we got out safely.  So you...blame him for Shane’s death.

VICKY:  No...not...not necessarily.  

DONNA:  Be honest Victoria.  If Jake had told the ranger that Shane was in the cabin, things might have been very different.  You were in love with Shane, and you married Jake knowing this.

VICKY:  I loved Jake when I married him.  I still do.

DONNA:  Listen.  There’s no sense in re-living in your mind what happened.  I’m sure you love Jake and you always will because he’s Bridget and Michele’s father, but you’re divorced now and you need to move on.

VICKY:  Just like you did with Michael.

THEY BOTH LOOK UP AND SEE MICHAEL.

Kale Browne as Michael Hudson

MICHAEL:  My ears were ringing.  

VICKY:  Hi dad.

MICHAEL:  Hey sweetheart.

DONNA:  I’m gonna go upstairs...to bed...alone.

VICKY:  Oh no you two are fighting again.  

MICHAEL:  And I wanna talk to your mother.

VICKY:  I’ll...be leaving you two...alone.

DONNA:  Call me honey.  

DONNA WATCHES VICKY LEAVE AND TURNS TO MICHAEL.

DONNA:  Well I’m going to bed goodnight.

MICHAEL:  No you’re not.  Not until we talk about what happened at the hospital.

DONNA:  Well there really is nothing else to discuss is there?  It’s clear you still have a soft spot for Stacey Winthrop.

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STACEY’S APARTMENT...LINDSAY WALKS INTO THE LIVING ROOM WHILE STACEY SITS ON THE COUCH WITH HER TABLET AND PAPERS SCATTERED ON THE COFFEE TABLE.  LINDSAY IS WEARING BLUE JEANS, A PURPLE BLOUSE, AND HEELS.  STACEY HAS A GRAY WOMEN’S SUIT.

Lesli Kay as Stacey Winthrop

Kate Mansi as Lindsay Winthrop

STACEY:  You look nice honey.  Going out with Gregory?

LINDSAY:  Yep.  

STACEY:  Well have a great time.

LINDSAY WALKS TO THE DOOR, STOPS, AND TURNS AROUND TO FACE STACEY.

LINDSAY:  You’re...working a lot lately.

STACEY:  Well I’m...just preparing a portfolio.

LINDSAY:  Oh.  High profile client huh?

STACEY:  You could say that.

LINDSAY:  I mean...you should...put the work down for a couple of hours.  Have some fun.  

STACEY:  Aww honey thanks, but I have to put this together for…

STACEY STOPS HERSELF FROM TELLING LINDSAY WHAT THE PORTFOLIO IS FOR.

STACEY:  You go out and have a great time with Gregory okay?

STACEY CONTINUES TO SHUFFLE HER PAPERS, BUT LINDSAY WALKS OVER TO HER AND NOTICES SOMETHING ON ONE OF THE PAPERS, AND THE ADDRESS READS:  900 Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA.

LINDSAY:  Mom?  What were you gonna tell me?

STACEY TAKES A DEEP BREATH.

STACEY:  I...I wasn’t going to tell you.  I was gonna wait until everything was finalized but...I’m moving back to Los Angeles.

LINDSAY:  Mom!  You can’t do that!  You can’t leave me here!

STACEY:  I’m not leaving you here alone.  You have Jake, your sisters, Cass, Frankie, Charlie.

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AT THE CENTER, KIRKLAND AND CHARLIE WALK THROUGH THE CENTER DOORS AND SIT AT A NEARBY TABLE.  THEY SIT ACROSS FROM EACH OTHER, BUT CHARLIE LOOKS DOWN AT THE TABLE.

Josh Kelly as Kirkland Harrison

Brittany Underwood as Charlie Winthrop Harrison

KIRKLAND:  Babe you okay?

CHARLIE:  No.  I guess I should be right?  I mean, I’m going back to school, I applied for the P.R. internship at BCMC.  I am married to a handsome, sexy guy.

KIRKLAND:  Thank you, thank you.

CHARLIE:  However, I can’t stop thinking about my mom.

KIRKLAND:  What about her?

CHARLIE:  She’s keeping something from me.

KIRKLAND:  You mean about the real reason why she stayed away.

CHARLIE:  Yeah.  I mean, I wanna know.  Where was she?  Was she happy?  

KIRKLAND:  Did you think it might just be too painful for her to talk about?

CHARLIE:  I don’t know.  She won’t tell me.  She needs to tell me how she feels.

KIRKLAND REACHES HIS LEFT HAND AND PUTS IT ON CHARLIE’S RIGHT HAND.

KIRKLAND:  Babe, don’t be upset about it.  

CHARLIE:  She owes me.  She’s owes my dad.  She gives me this B.S. reason that she wanted dad and I to be happy with Lila.

KIRKLAND:  She’ll...tell you when she’s ready.  The more you push, the more she’s gonna clam up.  Ya know?

CHARLIE LOOKS UP AND SEES CASS, WHO WALKS UP TO THEM.

Stephen Schnetzer as Cass Winthrop

CASS:  Hey.

CHARLIE:  Dad hi.

CASS:  Kirkland.

KIRKLAND:  Hey Cass what’s up?

CASS:  Just...uh...out.

KIRKLAND:  Really.  What’s in the bag?

CHARLIE:  Larry’s?  That’s a jewelry store.  

KIRKLAND:  Hmmm wonder what could be in there.

CASS LOOKS AT THE TWO OF THEM AND SMILES.

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Alice Barrett Mitchell as Frankie Frame

AT THE WINTHROPS, FRANKIE BRINGS IN A BOX THAT CONTAINS SOME DOCUMENTS FROM THE P.I. OFFICE.  SHE PUTS IT ON THE TABLE, STOPS, AND TAKES AN ENVELOPE OUT OF IT.  SHE LOOKS AT IT WITH A BIT OF ANGST, BECAUSE SHE KNOWS WHAT’S IN IT.

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CASS:  Just some...earrings?

CHARLIE:  Dad are you doing drag again?

CASS:  No.  It’s for your mother.  

CHARLIE:  Oh come on.  Mom has enough earrings.  What’s really in the...Oh dad.  Are you…?

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FRANKIE LOOKS AT A PAPER THAT SHE TOOK OUT OF THE BROWN MANILA ENVELOPE THAT SHE REMOVED FROM THE BOX.  IT READS AT THE TOP:  “PETITION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE”.  SHE TAKES A DEEP BREATH...

CASS (V.O.):  Alright you got me kiddo.  I’m gonna ask your mother to marry me.

CAMERA PAN ON FRANKIE...SLOW FADE TO THEME SONG…

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PART 2

MICHAEL:  For the fiftieth time I don’t have feelings for Stacey.  She’s a friend.

DONNA:  A friend I don’t approve of.  A friend who took Mikey away from us.  The same friend who helped Jamie win custody of Steven.  

MICHAEL:  Donna when are you gonna let these things go?  This happened over twenty five years ago!

DONNA:  And I’m never going to forget them.  That woman has done nothing but try to destroy our family, and yet you want to call her on her cell phone and take her side over mine.

MICHAEL:  You were blaming her for Jake and Victoria’s divorce when it clearly wasn’t her fault, or Lindsay’s.

DONNA:  You know where to find the blankets.  Hope you find the couch comfortable.

MICHAEL:  You’re being petty.

DONNA:  No I’m not.  As a matter of fact, why don’t you go to Stacey’s and sleep with her?  You know you want to.

DONNA WALKS OUT OF THE LIVING ROOM AND UPSTAIRS BEFORE MICHAEL CAN REPLY, THEN HE GOES TO THE FOOT OF THE STAIRS, WITH DONNA AT THE TOP OF THEM.

MICHAEL:  Donna?

DONNA:  Good night.

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LINDSAY:  They’re not you, mom.  I need my mother here.

STACEY:  Oh baby.  You’ve grown up so much.  You’re not a little girl.  You’ve got everything going for you here.

LINDSAY:  Well I can’t have children.

STACEY:  Yes you can and I don’t wanna hear you say that anymore.

LINDSAY:  It’s true.

STACEY:  There are other ways of having kids.  You are wonderful.  I am so privileged to have such a beautiful, strong, smart daughter.

LINDSAY:  I get it all from you.  That’s why you can’t leave.

STACEY:  I have to go.  There’s nothing else for me to do in Bay City.  

LINDSAY:  Are you sure about that mom?
STACEY:  What do you mean?

LINDSAY:  What about Michael?

STACEY:  What about him?

LINDSAY:  He came to your defense at the hospital earlier.

STACEY:  He’s got a hero complex.

LINDSAY:  I think he kinda likes you mom.

STACEY:  The last time I got involved with Michael Hudson, I almost got disbarred.   Besides he and Donna aren’t broken up as far as I know.

LINDSAY:  So you...have feelings for him?

STACEY:  That really doesn’t matter.  If I take him, I have to take everything he comes with, namely Donna and Vicky, and I am not about to go through that again.

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HOTEL BAR...VICKY IS SITTING AND TAKES A SWIG OF HER DRINK.

VICKY:  Another one please.

BARTENDER:  This is your third one.  Are you gonna be okay ma’am?

VICKY:  Don’t worry about me.  I’ll be fine.  Just gimme my drink please.  

THE BARTENDER SLIPS HER A BROWN DRINK ON ICE.  VICKY TAKES ANOTHER SWIG, AND TURNS TO HER RIGHT.  SITTING ON HER RIGHT IS A BEARDED MAN WITH A CAP OVER HIS EYES.  HE IS DRESSED IN A LUMBERJACK SHIRT, BLUE JEANS, AND SHOES.  HE ALSO TAKES A SWIG OF HIS DRINK.

VICKY:  My whole life has fallen apart.  I deserve...to drink!  My daughters are fighting.  Ha!  One of my daughters, as much as I hate to say it, reminds me of me when I was younger.  She’s quite the schemer.  

VICKY TAKES ANOTHER SIP AND SWALLOWS.

VICKY:  Get a load of what she did.  My daughter is so jealous of her sister.  She intercepted her college acceptance letter in the mail, stole liquor out of my grandfather’s cabinet, spiked her sister’s boyfriend’s drink at the school prom in an effort to steal him from her, and she blames my other daughter for being pissed off about it.   

MAN:  Yeah that sucks.

VICKY:  I mean if this happened to me, I’d be mad, too.   Wouldn’t you?

MAN:  I couldn’t blame her.

VICKY:  Oh and that’s not all.  I find out my husband, well, he isn’t my husband anymore, but anyway, we had been married for eighteen years, and I find out just last night, that he never trusted me.  He was on such a high horse, well I fixed him, because he allowed someone I cared about to die, and I reminded him of it.

MAN:  Wow.

VICKY:  He also raped my sister, and I haven’t forgotten about that either.

MAN:  You’ve been through a lot.

VICKY:  I sure have.   Wait a minute, I’m so rude.  I haven’t even introduced myself.  I’m Vicky.

VICKY EXTENDS HER RIGHT HAND.  THE MAN LIFTS HIS CAP, EXTENDS HIS RIGHT HAND TO VICKY’S, AND THEY SHAKE.

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KIRKLAND:  Wow...I remember that excitement your dad’s feeling now.  He’s about to propose to the woman he loves.

CHARLIE:  Right.

KIRKLAND:  That’s all you have to say?

CHARLIE:  No I didn’t mean it like that.  

KIRKLAND:  You’re thinking about your mother.

CHARLIE:  She’s hiding something.  If she doesn’t wanna tell me, then it’s a pretty safe bet that she hasn’t told dad, and now he’s about to ask her to marry him again.

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MEANWHILE, FRANKIE LOOKS FURTHER DOWN HER DIVORCE PETITION.  IT READS “FRANCESCA O’NEILL” AS THE PETITIONER, AND THEN SHE READS FURTHER DOWN THE PAGE, AND THE DESPONDENT’S NAME READS “BRADLEY O’ NEILL”.

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MEANWHILE, THE MAN WHO SHAKES VICKY’S HAND TELLS HER HIS NAME.

Bradley Cole as Bradley O' Neill

MAN:  O’Neill...Bradley O’Neill.

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FRANKIE, WITH HER BACK FACING THE FRONT DOOR, TAKES A DEEP BREATH AFTER LOOKING AT THE PAPERS, AND CASS WALKS IN.

CASS:  Hey good lookin!

FREEZE FRAME ON FRANKIE WITH CASS AT THE FRONT DOOR...SLOW FADE OUT...END OF EPISODE 241